INC NEWS - New "City Hall This Week" Airs Monday, Aug. 11

[Blalock, Amy]

   For Immediate Release: August 5, 2008


 


A Look At What's Going On Inside Durham's City Hall

New Episode Begins Airing Monday, August 11 on Time Warner Cable Channel
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Durham, N.C. - The following highlights from the August 4, 2008 Durham
City Council meeting and other topics of interest will be featured in
the upcoming episode of "City Hall This Week."  The show will begin
airing on Monday, August 11 at 1:30 p.m. 

 

Mixed News Highlights Quarterly Crime Report

*    The Durham Police Department's Quarterly Crime Report numbers offer
a mixed snapshot of where progress is being made and where the
department will be focusing its efforts in the months to come.  Some of
the most significant statistics for June include an increase in the
number of murders, rapes, burglaries, and larcenies compared to May.
The number of robberies, aggravated assaults, violent crimes, property
crimes, and motor vehicle thefts decreased from May to June. To view the
complete report, visit www.durhampolice.com/news/pdf/080804_1.pdf. 

 

City Council Renews Commitment to Durham's Ten-Year Plan to End
Homelessness

*     The City Council approved spending $67,790 in matching funds with
the County to continue the implementation of the Ten-Year Plan to End
Homelessness.  The plan is entering its third year, with the Durham
Affordable Housing Coalition acting as its implementing agency.  Edy
Thompson, director of the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, explains
what has been accomplished through the plan so far and what the goals
are for the coming year in the upcoming episode of "City Hall This
Week."

 

Two Greenway and Trail Projects Receive More Funding As They Near
Completion

*     The City Council approved increasing funding for the Third Fork
Creek Trail and the Eno River Greenway projects. The total cost of the
Third Fork Creek Trail project was increased by $402,590 to cover the
extraordinary increases in construction costs over the past few months.
The project includes a trail between Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and
Woodcroft Parkway.  It will complete the longest section of the
North-South Greenway Trail that was approved as part of the 1996 Park
General Obligation Bonds.  The total project budget for the Eno River
Greenway project was also increased by $92,151.  The money will go
toward paving a 500-foot section of trail that will help to connect West
Point on the Eno Park with the River Forest Park.  It will also fund a
stone veneer for part of the new pedestrian bridge across the Eno River.


 

Preliminary Design Work for South Roxboro Street Extension Project Ready
to Begin

*    The preliminary design work for the South Roxboro Street Extension
project is about to get underway.  The project calls for South Roxboro
Street to be extended approximately one mile from Martin Luther King Jr.
Parkway north to Cornwallis Road.  The City Council approved a $433,130
design contract that will involve a public process to select the new
cross section and roadway alignment.  An environmental assessment of the
area that will be affected by the extension will also be part of this
phase of the project.  The extension project is expected to increase
traffic capacity and relieve traffic congestion. 

 

Other Interviews Featured on this Episode of "City Hall This Week"

*         Patrick Baker, city manager, City of Durham - Final thoughts
as he transitions from city manager to city attorney.

*         Steve Medlin, director, Durham City-County Planning Department
- City-County Planning Department celebrates its 20th anniversary.

*         Keith Hermann, interim finance director, City of Durham -
Importance of Durham's AAA bond ratings.

 

"City Hall This Week" is a news program dedicated to informing Durham
residents about what is going on inside Durham's City Hall.  Each
edition is taped on the first and third Tuesday of the month - the day
after City Council meetings.  It airs twice a day on Time Warner Cable
channel 8 through the week of the next City Council meeting.  For more
information, call the City's Office of Public Affairs at (919) 560-4123
or visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/public/dtv.cfm. 

 

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